The Protecting America’s Roads Act, which was tabled in the U.S. House of Representatives at the beginning of October, would “rid the country of illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers and ineligible foreign nationals.”
Tag Archives grain transportation
U.S. bill could keep out Canadian truckers
Member of Congress tables bill that could prevent Canadian drivers from operating commercial trucks in U.S.
Alberta cracks down on trucking industry
High number of bridge strikes prompt investigation that leads to drriving school shutdowns and revoked licences
Alberta transportation industry receives numerous sanctions and suspensions after crackdown investigation resulting from numerous bridge strikes and concerned calls and letters from concerned citizens
Canola oil transloading facility opens
DP World just opened its new canola oil transload facility at the Port of Vancouver. It can ship one million tonnes of the commodity per year.
August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan
Statistics Canada reported on Sept. 25, 2025 that August major grain deliveries were down from a year earlier.
Working groups established to address challenges in the containerized and bulk movement of commodities
CN is working with the pulse and special crops sector on resolving challenges in shipping those commodities.
Churchill an attractive option, but more must be done
If a longer shipping season was demonstrated, alongside a reliable rail line, private investments would help the Port of Churchill become a critical infrastructure for Prairie shippers.
Grain movement booms; timeliness a concern
CN sets record and CPKC has big year, but shippers say weekly rail car order fulfilment was disappointing
CN moved a record volume of grain in the crop year that just ended, while CPKC moved the most since 2021-22. But the WGEA said it wasn’t moved at the right time.
Vancouver’s container port project continues to progress
The pulse sector expects to be a big winner once the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is completed in the mid-2030s
RBT2 is entering the construction phase after a decade of approvals and permits. That is music to the ears of Pulse Canada.
Canadian soybean sector looks for growth and stable ground
Soy Canada eyes newer markets to grow demand for Canadian soybeans and buffer against trade uncertainty shocks
Soy Canada eyes newer markets, trade partners to grow demand for Canadian soybeans and buffer industry against trade uncertainty shocks.
Grain commission must address research vacuum
The death of the Canadian Wheat Board lead to a reduction in the volume of economic research — expert-based studies — undertaken in the producer interest since 2012.
